Playak News Flash 2010-01-14

Playak News Flash - January 14, 2010

News Watch Headlines

Simon Westgarth: Terrace, the inside passage and the Clendenning Progress was swift, a few stepper rapids made for a quick scout and off we went, the nature of the second day was more continuous gradient, moving onwards nearly always exposed the line and rapids exit.

Dagger Blogs: Wonderful waterfalls of Pucon, Chile Third Salto of Tres Saltos is a spicy local favorite when the rivers are high, often run first by Mr. Kayak Pucon, Rodrigo Tuschner.

Nick Troutman: 2009 Yearly Update Well 2009 will be a tough one to top. I guess I will just start from the beginning. Make sure to watch the video re-cap of 2009.

Jackson Kayak: Rock Island Icefest 2010 After nearly a week of sub-freezing temperatures and snow, everyone began to feel the itch to paddle. This is a feeling that will cause us to risk toes and fingers to the elements for an hour's worth of fun.

Fraser Valley WW: Another Norrish Creek Video I'm told at certain higher levels the "Must Run" rapid develops a river wide hole that is almost impossible to set safety for. The hike out on river left that you would be forced to do is a hellish 4 or 5 hour hike out.

CKS Blog: The Dagger Axis 10.5 and 12 All Water Adventure Kayak The Axis is a very fast, stable boat. After taking a couple of strokes to get it up to speed, it holds a line very well, and is very easy to keep at speed. You could paddle a few miles of flat water pretty easily.

Am. Whitewater: Judge Grants Permission for Dillsboro Dam Removal (NC) Superior Court Judge Zoro J. Guice Jr. rejected all remaining challenges made by Jackson County (NC) against Duke Energy's efforts to remove Dillsboro Dam on the Tuckasegee River. It is extremely likely that the ruling is the final decision on the fate of Dillsboro Dam, as Duke was already poised to begin the removal of the dam early this year based on their orders from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

Global Surfski: How to surf small runs Oscar, 11 time winner of the Molokai Surf ski Championship, shows how to surf effortlessly on small wind generated swell.

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